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By Stock King, Financial Analyst & Technical Writer at NXagents.net
Broadcom (AVGO) just flipped Bullish today β Day 1 of a new uptrend. After 20 consecutive bearish days that saw AVGO tumble from its $495 all-time high to as low as $356.43, the Parabolic SAR has finally turned. Current price: $385.56 (+3.99%) as of 11:45 AM ET, with the SAR now sitting at $356.43 as support.
The catalyst? A blockbuster $30 billion-plus deal with Apple that cements Broadcom's role as the premier custom ASIC partner for Big Tech.
On Wednesday, Apple (AAPL) officially disclosed the financial magnitude of its expanded partnership with Broadcom β a multi-year agreement expected to exceed $30 billion in total value, producing over 15 billion custom silicon components right here in the United States. (CNBC)
Here's what's inside:
The heart of the deal shifts Broadcom from a "connectivity chip supplier" into Apple's custom ASIC design partner. These Application-Specific Integrated Circuits are tailor-made for Apple's products, covering everything from iPhones and Macs to β crucially β the AI server chips powering Apple Intelligence. (TechCrunch)
This aligns with earlier reports that Apple and Broadcom are developing "Baltra," an AI server processor built on TSMC's N3P process, targeting 2026 mass production.
Broadcom will invest $1.5 billion to expand its Fort Collins, Colorado facility. The plant will produce advanced FBAR (Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator) filters β the radio-frequency magic that enables wireless communication in every Apple device. This is technology Apple has been co-developing with Broadcom since 2023.
The partnership now runs through 2031, giving Broadcom unprecedented revenue visibility from its largest customer (Apple accounts for ~20% of AVGO's annual revenue).
This isn't just a supply contract renewal. It represents Broadcom's evolution into a super-platform AI infrastructure company:
| Layer | AVGO's Position |
|---|---|
| Custom AI Chips | OpenAI (JalapeΓ±o), Google (TPU), Meta, ByteDance, now Apple β 70%+ market share in custom AI silicon |
| Networking | Ethernet switches, SerDes, PCIe β the backbone of AI clusters |
| Optical Interconnects | Data center photonics for GPU-to-GPU communication |
| Edge AI | FBAR filters, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth β connecting devices to the AI cloud |
Bank of America analysts had previously flagged Apple as Broadcom's likely "fifth AI ASIC customer." This deal confirms it. J.P. Morgan projects Broadcom's AI revenue will grow 2β2.5x by 2027 and double again in 2028. (TipRanks)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| SAR Signal | π’ Bullish (Day 1) |
| Current Price | $385.56 |
| SAR Level | $356.43 |
| Flip Distance | -7.59% (price would need to fall below $356.43 to flip bearish) |
| 52-Week Range | $269.58 β $495.00 |
| Today's Change | +3.99% |
| Previous Trend | Bearish for 20 straight days |
After a brutal -24% drawdown from its all-time high of $495, AVGO is showing its first bullish SAR signal in three weeks. The $30B+ Apple deal provides the fundamental catalyst to potentially sustain this technical reversal.
Today's broader market is under significant pressure:
While nearly everything else is red, AVGO is green. That's institutional money speaking. When a stock rallies on a big-cap news day while the market sells off, it signals conviction buying β not just momentum chasing.
For Apple, this deal is about more than chips. It's a cornerstone of the company's $600 billion American Manufacturing Program, announced by Tim Cook alongside President Trump in August 2025. The initiative promises 20,000 new US jobs across R&D, chip engineering, software development, and AI.
Other participants in Apple's US investment plan include Corning (GLW), GlobalFoundries (GFS), and Texas Instruments (TXN).
Notably, this deal comes as Cook prepares to step down as CEO on September 1, 2026, transitioning to Executive Chairman. Incoming CEO John Ternus (currently SVP of Hardware Engineering) will inherit a supply chain strategy that locks Apple into Broadcom silicon through 2031 β signaling that full in-house modem/chip independence remains further away than many had assumed.
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